Having spent time exploring the beaches we booked a trip to one of Grenada’s most famous sites -The Underwater Sculpture Park. Established in 2006 by Jason deCaires Taylor this was the first ever underwater Sculpture Park in the world and is now listed as one of National Geographic’s 25 Wonders of the World. Sited justContinue reading “Exploring Grenada’s Underwater Sculpture Park”
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A Day Trip to Spinalonga: The Island That Stayed With Me
As I mentioned in my previous post, I hadn’t really done much research into Crete before we arrived. This wasn’t one of those holidays where we had a packed itinerary and a list of places we absolutely had to tick off. After everything 2024 had thrown our way, we were mostly looking forward to sunshine,Continue reading “A Day Trip to Spinalonga: The Island That Stayed With Me”
The Cotswolds -The Cotswold Lavender Gardens
Location: High up on the Cotswold Hills overlooking the spa town of Cheltenham and the Malvern Hills beyond is Snowshill. This cute village with its golden hue, authentic Cotswold stone cottages has been home to many different groups of people across the years. The village dates back to the Bronze Age and in the lateContinue reading “The Cotswolds -The Cotswold Lavender Gardens”
Top Events To Attend In The UK -Badminton Horse Trials
As a nation we love to get out and attend key events across the calendar year whether that is the Cheltenham Race Festival in March, the Grand National or the Boat Race in April or Wimbledon in July. Certain dates get marked off on calendars at the start of each year and people turn out,Continue reading “Top Events To Attend In The UK -Badminton Horse Trials”
The Cotswolds -The Roman Town of Cirencester
I was recently visiting my daughter, who at the time was in Lincolnshire. Traversing across the country from West to East I found myself bypassing Leicester and then driving along the A46. This is weird I thought, the A46 runs from Bath to Stroud back in The Cotswolds from whence I have come? When IContinue reading “The Cotswolds -The Roman Town of Cirencester”
The Cotswolds – The Roman City of Bath Spa
When you reach midlife it’s hard to think of something you want to do on your birthday. We were suppose to be in Rome, a city I’ve visited twice before but hubby has never been to. However following the arthritis diagnosis (see previous post: New Year’s Resolutions Have Come Early This Year!) and having stillContinue reading “The Cotswolds – The Roman City of Bath Spa”
The Cotswolds -Stroud’s Five Valleys
When writing my last post I realised I was doing my home town an injustice by not talking about the wonderful five valleys that both surround it and for which it is partly famous. Condensing all this into a single narrative would again have been a disservice. The Cotswolds are full of beautiful hills, woods,Continue reading “The Cotswolds -Stroud’s Five Valleys”
The Cotswolds -Stroud Hometown Glory
Whilst trying my best to stay cheerful through another miserable English Winter I have continued to revisit local towns that would feature on most tourists’ list when in the Cotswolds. Swapping my viewpoint from one of being a local to that of a visitor, it’s interesting how differently you view what you often see asContinue reading “The Cotswolds -Stroud Hometown Glory”
Christmas Shopping in Olde Worlde Lille
We visited Lille back in April of this year whilst doing a three month tour, by rail, of Western Europe and vowed to return.So here we are, having caught the Eurostar direct from London St Pancras into Lille Europe. Our hotel is within walking distance of the station which is handy since a bitter cold,Continue reading “Christmas Shopping in Olde Worlde Lille”
Washington DC -What a Capital City!
I have been fortunate enough to visit many capital cities during my travels from London in the UK, to Rome in Italy, San Jose in Costa Rica, Georgetown in Grand Cayman and the list goes on but our visit to Washington stands out as being up there in my Top Three. Why I hear youContinue reading “Washington DC -What a Capital City!”
A Midlife Adventure 